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Upper Derbec Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,357 m
Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
Grouse Ridge2,351 m · 14.2 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
39.3942, -120.8782
Upper Derbec Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Derbec Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,357 m. Grouse Ridge stands 2,351 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Derbec Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Upper Derbec Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse RidgeE 92°2,351 m14.2 mi
Fall Creek MountainE 87°2,283 m13.4 mi
Bowman MountainENE 79°2,251 m13.5 mi
Pinoli PeakENE 61°2,213 m13.9 mi
Grouse RidgeE 97°2,189 m13.7 mi
Red HillENE 76°2,158 m14.3 mi
Red HillENE 78°2,145 m14.1 mi
Quartz HillENE 69°2,122 m14.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 9
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3819:5420:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2116:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245505764706965554438
Precip in11.310.710.05.33.61.10.10.20.73.36.811.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downieville, 12 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs28124921717721896.834.231.030.233.661.3163

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge M Yuba R BL Our House Dam CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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